Infinity Ground : Thailand and Taiwan Contemporary Architecture
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Eternal Hill<br />
Columbarium<br />
Funerals are full of grief <strong>and</strong> emotions. We often<br />
see cemeteries, the last place we say farewell<br />
to our family, with fear. What kind of architecture<br />
will be able to drive away the fear, bear<br />
the emptiness of emotion <strong>and</strong> memory, <strong>and</strong><br />
at the same time be a space for us to settle<br />
down <strong>and</strong> recollect the past? We need a carrier<br />
for grief <strong>and</strong> loss, it does not mean what we<br />
left behind after we passed, but it meant what<br />
kind of space encourages us to face our past.<br />
In this cemetery, it needs to carry 70,000 past,<br />
which means it needs to contain 70,000 irreparable<br />
regrets.<br />
The stacking of slanted walls constructs a<br />
vision of being surrounded by mountains.<br />
Placing incense, c<strong>and</strong>les, <strong>and</strong> flowers on the<br />
“mountainside”, creates a wall <strong>and</strong> a chance<br />
for us to be lost in our thought.<br />
Wall being slanted <strong>and</strong> facing the sky, registering<br />
the rays of the sun, accompany us to<br />
confront fear. The skylight in the middle of<br />
the heavy concrete structure gently lays down<br />
light <strong>and</strong> hope in the courtyard.<br />
Wall is an element that constructs distance.<br />
In this case, by tilting the walls at a different<br />
angle creates a visual of it gradually leaving<br />
the griever. These walls create a distance of<br />
departure, instead of separation. A rectangular<br />
entryway invites unpredictable climate, <strong>and</strong><br />
slanted walls introduce wind from different directions.<br />
As the cemetery is located in Hsinchu,<br />
Wind City. The design <strong>and</strong> construction method,<br />
of this wind tower, tells stories <strong>and</strong> memories<br />
of the city.<br />
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